Tag Archive for 'FRB 180916'

A burst from FRB 180916 arrives at the LOFAR telescope; the higher frequency radio waves (purple) arrive earlier than the lower frequency radio waves (red); the inset shows an optical image from the host galaxy of the fast radio burst source and the position of the source in the host galaxy. Image credit: D. Futselaar / S.P. Tendulkar / ASTRON.

LOFAR Detects Lowest-Frequency Fast Radio Bursts to Date

Apr 16, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Using the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR), astronomers from the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) have found that fast radio bursts include...

This image from the 8-m Gemini North telescope shows SDSS J015800.28+654253.0 (center), the host galaxy of FRB 180916 (green circle). Image credit: Gemini Observatory / NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory / AURA.

Repeating Fast Radio Burst Localized to Massive Spiral Galaxy

Jan 9, 2020 by News Staff

Astronomers have pinpointed the source galaxy of the fast radio burst known as FRB 180916.J0158+65 (FRB 180916 for short) — making it the closest...